Harvard. Oxbridge. MIT. High performing and prestigious universities, famous for their names and mastered by some notable alumni. Do you actually get into these universities because you're clever? Do you really have to be a genius?

You probably think I'm crazy to not believe this. In the society we live in today, people do believe knowledge is power and why shouldn't they believe it? Knowledge allows us to know more about topics we love, it helps us build our understanding of certain fundamental concepts.

Hypnosis has been one of the most debated and discussed topics in the scientific community, its presence both in medicine and entertainment can be traced back for hundreds of years, with its first practical purposes being reported in ancient China and India, where it was used as a form of pain relief during surgery.

Just south of Florida lies the ostracized paradise of the idyllic island nation of Cuba. The now communist state, led by Raul Castro, has evolved from one of America’s allies to now a nation that the USA fails to see eye to eye with.

In his speech to the United Nation's General Assembly, President Trump warned that North Korean would be completely obliterated if they attacked the US. But what is the likely hood of an attack, and are we on the brink of World War III?

Conventional education... a great base of knowledge and an enriching effect to those who have access to it. It teaches us the norms and values of society, whilst providing us with knowledge useful for latter use in exams, degrees and our future careers. But does education really prevent us from "thinking outside the box"?

Today, in our modern society nothing is more than a click away. Our gadgets are all around us and not following this 'trend' is just a way for us to be excluded from daily activities. In this interconnected society there are benefits as well as disadvantages.

"Cameron's Ultimate Reshuffle, Culture Secretary promoted to health." This is what the papers read on the 4th of September 2012, where Jeremy Hunt became Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Health. However, last month he was voted the most unpopular cabinet member and the most incompetent MP.

The UK unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1975 and is currently estimated at 4.3% in the latest figures. This news should be good for all but these figures hide a darker secret as several firms including the high street giants of Sports Direct and McDonalds are coming under fire for their increasing use of zero - hour contracts.

Without doubt, taxation on the rich is a solution to tackle inequality. Redistributing income from the wealthy end of the spectrum to the poorer end. In the UK, the poorest fifth of society only shares 8% of total income compared to 40% by the top fifth

No one knows how this will end. There is too much uncertainty, after all no one has triggered Article 50 before. Brexit is looming on the horizon, its aftermath could leave Britain in serious peril and worse off than ever before.

Growth with a rate that becomes even more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size. Exponential growth. "The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." - Albert Allen Bartlett.

GCSE Results day can be daunting and nerve-wrecking in every way. And then when that day finally comes (aka today), you're given that special sheet of paper; you begin to reading it and then you either feel great or you feel down. (Hopefully the first).

In a world where technology is becoming increasingly advanced, and becoming a larger and larger part of our day to day lives, the question of whether the machines that we make deserve rights is one that will inevitably have to be answered.

Last week, the BBC posted a video entitled ‘Digital Blackface’ on its Facebook page. It featured freelance writer Victoria Princewill complaining needlessly about the use by white people of black emojis and GIFs featuring black people – we’ll get on to this woeful content in a moment.